Hello student,

Both the branches are interdependent on each other. The advancements in both the fields can be done together with better efficiency and working. Hence, both the fields have a better and large scope. As the health sector is going reformations due to the recent pandemic, the scopes and even widened more. So keep and eye at both the industries and aim for the passion industry that you have

I hope this helps, All the Best!

Hi,

Both the fields are almost equal in terms of their scope because they are co related to each other,In India at present the market for the medicine sector is very good and you can expect good jobs after completing Bpharmacy from a good and reputated collge,But for Biotechnology minimum M tech is required ,Biotechnology companies generally does not take Btech students ,they prefer ot take Bsc and Msc students.

Both options are good, but you need to find out your interest and liking. If select B. Pharma you need to be good at Chemistry specially organic chemistry. If you opt for  Biotechnology you should have interest in technology and you should good at physics, maths & have interest in machinery. Both options are open for you and good from career point of view.

Of course after B pharm you have a wide scope. Starting from a basic 9 to 6 job at a retail pharmacy store to becoming a CEO of your company. Depends how hard and intelligently work in the field. In India, Avg b pharma income can be 1.5 lakhs per month. Starting from 25,000 rs per month salary in marketing to crossing the gross turnover in crores of your own company.

But biotechnology has comparatively more chances and wider scope in India as well as abroad.

If you're passionate about biology/biotechnology, then this shouldn't stop you. In western countries like Canada,USA they have such a great healthcare sector which opens up opportunity for new invention. In such developed countries these courses are provided to the most talented minds. So biotechnology is a good branch although not best in India but you must be proud that you are dealing with some real-life problem. In spite of all this field is growing in rapid manner in India now a days and after a bunch of years span there is a possible chance that India might be a leading bio-tech country.

These are some of the career options :

Job in R&D:

If you are not interested in going for PhD, you can go for R&D jobs in companies like Biocon, Dr. Reddy's, Strand Life Sciences and other such Biotech companies. But the bitter truth is that freshers with Masters degree remain underpaid.

Hope it helps.

Hello Aspirant,

In India, Biotechnology courses are available in four main formats –

• Diploma courses
• Bachelor’s Degree courses
• PG Courses (Master’s and PG Diploma programs)
• PhD Courses

Though biotechnology is a relatively new field of study, it is very vast! By pursuing biotechnology PG courses, one may specialize in any of the following areas –

• Microbiology
• Industrial biotechnology
• Biochemistry
• Genetics
• Plant and Forest biotechnology
• Molecular and Cellular biology
• Pharmacology
• Dairy technology
• Agricultural technology
• Virology
• Fisheries science
• Bio-statistics

Biotechnology has numerous areas of application. Due to this very fact, biotechnology professionals have access to a wide variety of jobs from different domains! Here are some of the main recruiters –

• Research firms
• Pharmaceutical firms
• Hospitals
• Laboratories
• Food production firms
• Clinical research firms
• Consultation agencies
• Chemical manufacturers
• Fertilizer manufacturers
• Educational institutes

In the above mentioned firms, biotechnology professionals may don the following roles –

• Biotechnology engineer
• Lab technician
• Scientist
• Teacher/Instructor
• Project manager

PharmaD-

Students holding PharmD degree get wide opportunities such as research and development, quality assurance and improvement, technical advancements in healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. Below are some of the top job profiles and companies for PharmD: